Oregon DHS: Staff tools

These acronyms are not specific to DHS only; they may be currently used elsewhere and have different meanings. Additionally, this is not a complete list of all acronyms being used in DHS.

AA:

Administrative assistant
Affirmative action
Alcoholics Anonymous
Authorized absence

AAA:

Area Agency on Aging, SPD

AA/EEO:

Affirmative action/equal opportunity

AAG:

Assistant attorney general

AAICPC:

Association of Administrators of the ICPC

AAPCC:

Average annual per capita cost

AARP:

American Association of Retired Persons

AB:

Aid to the blind

ABAD:

Aid to the blind and disabled

ABAWDS:

Able-bodied adult without dependents

ABE:

Adult basic education

ABIS:

Automated Budget Information System

AC:

Activity center
Actual cost

ACA:

American Correctional Association
Actual cost

ACCESS:

Automated Computer Capture and Storage System

ACDP:

Acute and Communicable Disease Program

ACES:

Automated Confirmation of Eligibility System

ACF:

Administration for Children and Families, DHHS

ACGPR:

Oregon Advisory Committee on Genetic Privacy and Research

ACH:

Automatic clearing house

ACIP:

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

ACL:

Audit control language

ACLU:

American Civil Liberties Union

ACOA:

Adult Children of Alcoholics

ACOG:

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ACSP:

Accessibility specialist

ACWP:

Actual cost of work performance

ACYF:

DHS Administration on Children, Youth and Families, ACF

AD:

Activity description
Adult
Aid to the Disabled program, SPD

A&D:

Alcohol and drug

ADA:

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADAMHA:

Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, now SAMHSA

ADAP:

AIDS Drug Assistance Program, DHHS

ADC:

Aid to Dependent Children, now TANF

ADC-BAS:

Aid to Dependent Children — basic

ADC-BAS/UN:

Aid to Dependent Children — basic with deprivation-based on unemployment

ADCC:

Average daily case/client count

ADC-EA:

Aid to Dependent Children — emergency assistance

ADCM:

Aid to Dependent Children medical

ADCM-BAS:

Aid to Dependent Children medical — basic

ADCM-EXT:

Aid to Dependent Children medical — extended

ADCM-MN:

Aid to Dependent Children medical — medically needy

ADCM-PLM:

Aid to Dependent Children medical — poverty level medical

ADCM-SAC:

Aid to Dependent Children medical — substitute or adoptive care

ADC-PLUS:

Aid to Dependent Children — eligible for JOBS Plus

ADC-UN:

Aid to Dependent Children — eligibility based on parents’ unemployment of

ADD:

Attention deficit disorder

ADL:

Activities of daily living

ADM:

Arrow-diagramming method

ADMS:

Alcohol, drug abuse and mental health services

ADP:

Average daily population

ADPICS:

Advance Purchasing Inventory Control System

ADTP:

Adolescent day treatment program

AE:

Alternative education

AED:

Automated external defibrillators

AEN:

Assumed eligible newborn

A&E:

Analysis and evaluation

AES:

Advanced encryption standard

AF:

Actual finish date
Alleged father

AFC:

Adult foster care

AFCARS:

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System

AFDC:

Aid to Families with Dependent Children, now TANF

AFH:

Adult foster home

AFS:

Adult and Family Services Division, now CAF

AFSA:

Adoptions and Safe Families Act

AFSCME:

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

AG:

Attorney general

AH:

Adolescent Health Program

AHA:

American Hospital Association

AHCPR:

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, now AHRQ

AHRQ:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHHS

AHS:

Allied health services

AI:

Avian influenza

AIDS:

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIS:

Automated Information System, OMAP

AJS:

Applicant job search

AKC:

Albertina Kerr Center

ALERT:

A public health immunization registry

ALF:

Assisted living facility

ALOS:

Average length of stay

AMA:

American Medical Association

AMAC:

Adult molested as children

AMH:

DHS Addictions and Mental Health Division

AMPRA:

American Medical Peer Review Association

AMRRC:

American Medical Review Research Center

AMS:

Application maintenance and support

ANSI:

American National Standards Institute

A/O:

Assessment only

AOA:

Activity-on-arrow
Administration on Aging, DHHS

AOC:

Agency operation center
Assessment and observation center
Association of Oregon Counties

AON:

Activity-on-node

AOPA:

American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association

APB:

All-points bulletin

APD:

Advanced planning document

APDU:

Advanced planning document update

APHSA:

American Public Human Services Association

APHSA-ISM:

American Public Human Services Association — Information Systems Management

APIS:

ASFA permanency implementation specialist

APPA:

American Probation and Parole Association

APPLA:

Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement

APR:

Averaging with periodic review

APS:

Absent parent search
Adult protective services

A/R:

Accounts receivable
Administrative review
Agency request
(budget) Applicant or recipient

ARB:

Agency Request Budget

ARC:

American Red Cross
The Arc, formerly Association for Retarded Citizens

ARMS:

Adoption Recruitment Management System

ART:

Addiction recovery team

AS:

Actual start date
Addiction services
Adoption Services

ASAP:

Alcohol safety action program
Alternatives for streamlining adoptive placements
As soon as possible

ASD:

DHS Administrative Services Division

ASET:

Administrative Services Executive Team

ASFA:

Adoption and Safe Families Act

ASL:

American Sign Language

ASM:

Application support manager

ASO:

Administrative Services only

ASPR:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

ASQ:

American Society for Quality

ATOD:

Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs

ATP:

Authorization to purchase

ATS:

Alcohol treatment services

ATTC:

Addiction Technology Transfer Center (See NFATTC)
Alcohol treatment and training center

AWP:

Any willing provider

AWS:

Applicant work search

AYA:

Alternative youth activity school

BAC:

Budget at completion

BAM:

Oregon Budget and Management Division

BBS:

Bulletin board service

BCBSO:

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon

BCCM:

Breast and cervical cancer medical

BCCP:

Breast and Cervical Cancer Program

BCO:

Blue Cross of Oregon

BCP:

Business continuity plan/planning

BCWP:

Budgeted cost of work performed

BCWS:

Budgeted cost of work scheduled

BE:

Business expert; also known as business integrity coordinator (BIC)

BEIN:

Beneficiary data exchange inquiry
Screen that identifies SSI benefits

BENDEX:

Beneficiary Data Exchange system

BEOG:

Basic education opportunity grant

BGAS:

Boys and Girls Aid Society

BHC:

Basic health care

BHERT:

Behavioral Health Emergency Response Team

BIA:

Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOI
Business impact analysis

BIC:

Business integrity coordinator; also known as business expert (See BE)

BICC:

Biomedical Information Communication Center (OHSU)

BMRC:

Blue Mountain Recovery Center

BOB:

Benzodiazepines, OTC drugs, barbiturates

BOM:

Bill of materials

BP:

Billing provider

BPA:

Budget, Planning and Analysis

BPCS:

Benefit package of covered services

BPST:

Bill payment system test

BRFSS:

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey

BRHSB:

Barbara Roberts Human Services Building (See HSB)

BRP:

Budget rebalance plan

BRS:

Behavioral residential services
Behavior rehabilitation services

B2B:

Business to business

B2G:

Business to government

BUBB:

Bargaining Unit Benefit Board, now PEBB

B&W:

Beer and wine tax funds

BWE:

Blind work expenses

CAA:

Community action agency

CAB:

Change advisory board

CACG:

Child abuse challenge grant

CACR:

Center for Advanced Computing Research

CADC:

Certified drug and alcohol counselor

CAF:

DHS Children, Adults and Families Division

CAH:

Child abuse hotline

CAMI:

Child abuse multidisciplinary intervention

CAN:

Child abuse and neglect

CAP:

Oregon Client Assistance Program
Community action plan
Control account plan
College of American Pathologists

CAPECO:

Community Action Program East Central Oregon

CAPS:

Client Assessment Planning System

CAPTA:

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

CARES:

Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services

CART:

Child Abuse Response Team

CASA:

Court Appointed Special Advocates

CASII:

Child and adolescent intensity instrument

CASSP:

Child and Adolescent Services System Program

CASTP:

Child and Adolescent Secure Treatment Program

CASU:

Client Advisory Services Unit, DMAP

CATC:

Children’s Advocacy and Treatment Center

CATF:

Child Abuse Task Force

CATP:

Child and Adolescent Treatment Program

CAWEM:

Citizen-Alien/Waived Emergency Medical

CB:

Children’s Bureau, ACF

CBA:

Cost benefit analysis

CBC:

Community-based care

CBR:

Client-based reimbursement

CBT:

Computer-based training

CC:

Care center
Complication and co-morbidity

C&C:

Conditions and circumstances

CCB:

Change control board
Child care billing

CCC:

Chemeketa Community College
Child care center

CCD:

Oregon Education Department Child Care Division

CCDBG:

Child care and development block grant

CCDF:

Child Care Development Fund

CCEVS:

Criteria evaluation and validation scheme

CCF:

Oregon Commission on Children and Families

CCH:

Computerized criminal history

CCHC:

Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program, Office of Family Health, PHD

CCMH:

Center for Community Mental Health

CCMHC:

Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center

CCNCSC:

Community for Cultural Needs of CSD Staff and Clients

CCNO:

Community Connections of Northeast Oregon

CCP:

FEMA Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program
Crisis Communication Plan

CCRB:

Close Custody Review Board

CCRC:

Continuing care retirement community

CCR&R:

Child care resource and referral agency

CD:

Chemical dependency
Compact disk

CDC:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS
Child development clinic

CDL:

Clandestine Drug Lab Program

CDMA:

Code-division multiple access

CDO:

Chemical dependency organization

CDP:

Child development program

CDR:

Continuing disability review

CDRC:

Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, OHSU

CD-ROM:

Compact disk - read-only memory

CDT:

Current/common dental terminology

CEG:

Continuing education for girls

CEM:

Common evaluation methodology

CEOJJC:

Central and Eastern Oregon Juvenile Justice Consortium

CEP:

Client-employed provider
Oregon Competitive Employment Project, OVRS

CET:

Consultant education and trainer

CETA:

Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

CETS:

Consultation education training specialist

CEU:

Continuing Education Unit

CFCIP:

Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

CFDA:

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

CFR:

Code of federal regulations

CFSR:

Child and family service reviews

CGI-AMS:

Consultants to Government and Industry-American Management Systems

CHAMPUS:

Civilian Health and Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services

CHC:

Criminal history check

CHCC:

Child care center

CHD:

County health department

CHIP:

Child Health Insurance Program

CHN:

Community health nurse

CHS:

Center for Health Statistics
Community Human Services (defunct)

CICS:

Customer Information Control System

CIIS:

Children’s intensive in-home services

CIL:

Center for Independent Living

CIO:

Chief information officer

CIP:

Community Integration Program, DOE

CIRT:

Community intensive residential treatment

CISA:

Certified information systems auditor

CISSP:

Certified information systems security professional

CIT:

Counselor-in-training

CIU:

Crisis intervention unit

CJA:

Children’s Justice Act

CJATF:

Children’s Justice Act Task Force

CL:

PHD Community Liaison Unit

C&L:

Coopers & Lybrand (actuaries)

CLAS:

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

CLIA:

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment

CMC:

Case management coordinator

CMG:

Claims management group subunit

CMHC:

Community mental health center

CMHP:

Community mental health program

CMHS:

Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Community mental health services

CMI:

Case mix index
Chronically mentally ill

CMMS:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CMS:

Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, DHHS
Client Maintenance System

CN:

Certificate of need

CNIC:

Computing & Networking Infrastructure Consolidation initiative

CN/PR:

Certificate of need/plan review

COA:

Children of alcoholics
Council on Accreditation
Court-ordered amount

COB:

Coordination of benefits

COBIT:

Control objectives for information and related technology

COBOL:

Common business oriented language

COBRA:

Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985

COCOA:

Central Oregon Council on Aging

CODA:

Comprehensive options for drug abusers

COG:

Council of Governments

COI:

Cooperation Incentive Payment

COIC:

Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council

COLA:

Cost of living adjustment

COP:

Certificate of participation

COTS:

Commercial off-the-shelf

CPA:

Certified public accountant
Council for Prostitution Alternatives

CPAF:

Cost-plus-award-fee contract

CPAS:

Claims Processing Assessment System

CPAT:

Child Protection Action Team

CPC:

Child planning conference

CPDTC:

Children’s psychiatric day treatment center

CPFF:

Cost-plus-fixed-fee contract

CPHA:

Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities

CPI:

Consumer price index
Cost performance index

CPIF:

Cost-plus-incentive-fee contract

CPM:

Critical path method

CPMS:

Client Process Monitoring System

CPN:

Critical path network

CPPC:

Cost-plus-percentage-of-cost contract

CPR:

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPS:

Child Protective Services

CPT:

Community Progress Team
Current procedural terminology

CPU:

Central processing unit
Child psychiatric unit

CQA:

Certified quality auditor

CQI:

Continuous quality improvement

CR:

Carriage return

CRB:

Citizen Review Board, OJD

CRC

Community resources coordinator
Corrections release center

CRM:

Computer resource management
Customer relationship management
Customer resource management

CRMU:

Client recipient maintenance unit

CRN:

Contract registered nurses

CRO:

Contract release order

CRRTS:

Certification Recruitment and Retention Tracking System

CRT:

Cathode ray tube equipment
Crisis response teams

CS:

Child Safety
Child support

CSAG:

Children’s Sexual Abuse Group

CSBG:

Community services block grant

CSC:

Catholic Services for Children

CSCI:

Children’s System Change Initiative, OMHS

CSD:

Children’s Services Division, now CAF

CSDM:

Child support decision modeling

CSE:

Child support enforcement

CSEAS:

Child Support Enforcement Automated System

CSEPP:

Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program

CSI:

Continuous system improvement

CSH:

Coordinated School Health

CSL:

Current service level

CSN:

Community safety net

CSND:

Community safety net database

CSP:

Oregon Child Support Program

CSS:

Child support system
Customer service and support

CSTAT:

Contract status tracking and timing

CTF:

Children’s Trust Fund

CTIC:

Clatsop/Tillamook Intergovernmental Council

CTP:

Comprehensive transition plan

CVAS:

Crime Victims’ Assistance Section, DOJ

CW:

Case worker
Child welfare

CWBS:

Contract work breakdown structure

CWLA:

Child Welfare League of America

CWP:

Child Welfare Partnership

CWPMLC:

Child Welfare Practice Model Leadership Committee, now CWPMSC

CWPMSC:

Child Welfare Practice Model Steering Committee, CAF

CWS:

Child welfare services

CWXML:

Child welfare extensible markup language

DA:

District attorney

D&A:

Drug and alcohol

DARTS:

Day and residential treatment services

DAS:

Oregon Department of Administrative Services

DBA:

Database administrator
Database analyst

DBC:

Database coordinator

DBMS:

Database Management System

DCBS:

Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services

DCDC:

Detailed case data component

DCO:

Dental care organization

DCP:

Developing Capable People program

DCS:

Oregon Department of Justice Division of Child Support

DD:

Data date
Developmental disability
Developmentally disabled
Direct deposit

DDA:

Deputy district attorney

DDCC:

DHS Diversity Development and Coordinating Council

DDI:

Design, development and implementation
Design, development and installation

DDOS:

Distributed denial of service

DDS:

Disability determination services

DDSA:

Developmental Disabilities Service Act

DEA:

Drug Enforcement Act

DEC:

Drug endangered child

DEQ:

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

DFSCA:

Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

DFSP:

Disaster Food Stamp Program, CAF

DHR:

No longer in use; see DHS

DHHS:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

DHS:

Oregon Department of Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

DIP:

Detailed implementation plan

DIRT:

Diversion intervention rehabilitation treatment

DIS:

Detailed implementation schedule

DM:

District manager

DMAP:

DHS Division of Medical Assistance Programs

DME:

Durable medical equipment

DMH:

Disaster mental health

DMI:

Direct mail issuance

DMV:

Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division

DMZ:

Demilitarized zone

DNS:

Director of nursing services

DO:

DHS Director’s Office

DOC:

U.S. Department of Commerce
Date of commitment
Oregon Department of Corrections

DoD:

U.S. Department of Defense

DOE:

Oregon Department of Education
Oregon Department of Energy

DOES:

Disabled Oregonians for Effective Services

DOI:

U.S. Department of Interior

DOJ:

Oregon Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice

DOL:

U.S. Department of Labor

DOLPHIN:

Distributed Oregon OnLine Public Health Information Network

DOP:

Date of payment

DOR:

Date of request

DOS:

Date of service

DP:

Data processing

DPU:

Direct Pay Unit

DRA:

Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

DRC:

Disaster resource center

DRG:

Diagnostic related group

DRI:

Data Resources, Inc.

DRM:

Data resource management
Defect removal model

DRP:

Disaster recovery plan

DS:

Desktop services

DSC:

Distribution Services Center

DSH:

Disproportionate share hospital

DSHS:

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

DSM IV:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DSR:

Disproportionate share ranking

DSS:

Delivery system subunit
Division of State Systems, ACF, DHHS

DSSURS:

Decision Support, Surveillance and Utilization Review System

DSU:

Delivery Systems Unit, DMAP

DTD:

Document type definition

DUII:

Driving under the influence of intoxicants

DUR:

Drug use review

DV:

Domestic violence

DVA:

Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs

DVAA:

Domestic violence assistance agreements

DVR:

Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (now Office of Vocational Rehabilitation)

DWP:

Drinking Water Program

DWSS:

Department-wide support services

EA:

Emergency assistance

EAC:

Estimate at completion

EA/E2:

Emergency assistance

EAP:

DHS Employee Assistance Program

EAS:

Executive accounting system

EBCDIC:

Extended binary-coded decimal interchange code

E-Board:

Emergency Board of the Oregon Legislature

EBL:

Essential Budget Level

EBP:

Evidence-based practice

EBRI:

Employee Benefit Research Institute

EBRS:

Electronic Birth Registration System

EBT:

Electronic benefits transfer

ECC:

Electronic claims capture
Emergency coordinating center

ECM:

Electronic claims management

ED:

Electronic deposit
Oregon Employment Department

EDGE:

Enhanced data GSM environment

EDI:

Electronic data interchange

EDMS:

Electronic Document Management System

EDP:

Employment development plan

EDRC:

Employment related day care

EDRS:

Electronic Death Registration System

EDT:

Employee development team

EEO:

Equal employment opportunity

EF:

Early finish date

EFT:

Electronic funds transfer

EGHP:

Employer-related group health plan

EHAP:

Environmental Health Assessment Program

EHDI:

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, PH

EHLLAPI:

Emulator high level language application programming interface
Screen scraping

EI:

Early intervention

EIC:

Earned income credit

EIC/EITC:

Earned income credit/earned income tax credit

EIE:

Employment and independence expense

EIP:

Early intervention program

EIS:

Executive information system

EITC:

Earned Income Tax Credit

EL:

Executive letter

EMC:

Electronic media claims

EML:

Employment income

EMS:

Emergency medical services

EMS/TS:

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems program

EMT:

Emergency medical technician

ENCC:

Exceptional needs care coordination

ENL:

English as a non-native language

EO:

Governor's Executive Order

EOB/EOMB:

Explanation of medical benefits

EOC:

Emergency operations center

EODAA:

Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act of 1986

EOPC:

Eastern Oregon Psychiatric Center

EOTC:

Eastern Oregon Training Center

EPA:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPD:

Employment Premium

EPH:

Office of Environmental Public Health, PH

EPHT:

Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

EPM:

Enterprise project management

EPO:

Exclusive provider organization

EPSDT:

Early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment

EQRO:

External quality review organization

ERA:

Elderly rental assistance
Electronic remittance advice

ERB:

Oregon Employment Relations Board

ERC:

Education resource center

ERDC:

Employment/education-related day care

ERDC-BAS:

Employment/education-related day care-basic

ERDC-SBG:

Employment/education-related day care-student block grant

ERDC-TRS:

Employment/education-related-transitional

ERISA:

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

ERP:

Enterprise resource planning

ERS:

Emergency response services
Emergency response system

ERT:

Emergency response team

ES:

Early start date
Employment services
Elementary school

ESD:

Education service district

ESEA:

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

ESF:

Emergency support function

ESL:

English as a second language

E&T:

Employment and training

ETC:

Estimate to complete

ETP:

Employment transition program

ETU:

Education and Training Unit, OMAP

EV-DO:

Evolution-data only

EVS:

Electronic verification system

eXPRS:

Express Payment and Reporting System, now MMIS

EXT:

Extended medical benefits

FA:

Absent father
Fiscal agent

FAC:

Forecast at completion

FACIS:

Family and Child Information System

FADE:

Fetal alcohol and drug effected

FAN:

Future automated needs

FAST:

Fast adoption studies and training

FBI:

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBS:

Family-based services

FCHP:

Fully capitated health plan

FCIA:

Foster Care Independence Act

FCP:

Foster care prevention

FCS:

Food and consumer services

FCTV:

Foster care trial visit

FDA:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, DHHS

FDM:

Family decision-making meeting (See TDM)

FEMA:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

FERPA:

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

FF:

Federal funds
Finish-to-finish

FFCMH:

Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

FFIS:

Federal funds information for states

FFN:

Family, Friend and Neighbor Training Project

FFP:

Federal financial participation
Firm fixed price contract
Federal Financial Policy

FFS:

Fee for service

FFY:

Federal fiscal year

FGH:

Family group home

FGP:

Foster grandparent program

FHIAP:

Family Health Insurance Assistance Program, OPHP

FICA:

Federal Insurance Contributions Act

FIPS:

Federal information processing standard

FIRMS:

Financial Information Resource Management System

FMAP:

Federal medical assistance percentage

FMLA:

Family and medical leave account

FNS:

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

FOC:

Freedom of choice

FP:

Family planning
Foster parent

FPA:

Foster Parent Association

FPEP:

Family Planning Expansion Program

FPI:

Fixed-price-incentive contract

FPL:

Federal poverty level

FPLHSS:

Food, Pool and Lodging Health and Safety Section

FPLS:

Federal Parent Locator Service

FPS:

Family planning services

FQHC:

Federally qualified health center

FQHP:

Federally qualified health plan

FRED:

Foster care recruitment entry database
Foster recruitment electronic data

FRITS:

FACIS Request and Incident Tracking System

FRRS:

Foster care recruitment and retention specialist

FRS:

Federal requirements specification
Functional requirements specification

FRT:

Fatality review team

FRW:

Family resource worker

FS:

Finish-to-start
Food stamps

FSA:

Family services assistant
Family Support Act

FSAC:

Food Service Advisory Committee

FSAT:

Family sex abuse treatment

FSC:

Family Support and Connections

FSCO:

Food stamp cash-out

FSH:

Family shelter home

FSMIS:

Food Stamp Management Information System

FSP:

Food Stamp Program

FS-PLS:

Food stamps clients eligible for JOBS Plus

FSR:

Fiscal status report

FST:

Family support team

FSW:

Financial service worker

FSWT:

Family services work team

FTC:

Fairview Training Center
Federal Trade Commission

FTE:

Full-time equivalent

FTP:

File transfer protocol

FTS:

Family treatment services

FUA:

Full utility allowance

FUL:

Federal upper limit

FUM:

Family unity meeting

FUSE:

Framework for uniting self-sufficiency and eligibility

FWS:

Federal work study

FYI:

For your information

GA:

General assistance program
Governor’s advocacy

G&A:

General and administrative expense

GAAP:

Generally accepted accounting principles

GAAS:

Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

GAM:

General assistance medical

GAM-BAS:

General assistance medical-basic

GAO:

U.S. Government Accountainability Office
DHS Governor’s Advocacy Office, DO

GAP:

Guided assessment process

GASB:

Governmental Accounting Standards Board

GCI:

General cognitive index

GCSS:

Governor’s Commission on Senior Services

GED:

General equivalency degree
General Educational Development

GEP:

Graduate Education Program, PSU

GERT:

Graphical evaluation and review technique

GHAA:

Group Health Association of America

GIS:

Geographic Information System

GJXML:

Global justice extensible markup language

GLC:

Group life coordinator

GLS:

Group life supervisor

GME:

Graduate medical education

GO:

Governor's Office

GOBHI:

Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc.

GPG:

GNU privacy guard

GPO:

U.S. Government Printing Office

GPRS:

General packet radio services

GR:

Governor’s recommended (budget)

GRB:

Governor’s recommended budget

GS:

General services

GSA:

U.S. General Services Administration

GSM:

Global System for Mobile Communication

GSM/GPRS:

Global System for Mobile Communication/General Packet Radio Services

G2G:

Government to government

HABS:

Harmful Algal Bloom Surveillance Program

HAN:

Health Alert Network

HAS:

Human services assistant

HASL:

Handicap Awareness and Support League

HCAP:

Health care analysis programs
Healthy Communities Access Program
Hepatitis C Awareness Project, OPH
Hospital Care Assurance Program

HCBC:

Home and community-based care

HCFA:

Health Care Financing Administration, now CMMS

HCFO:

Health Care Financing and Organization program, RWJF

HCI:

Health Choice, Inc.

HCLC:

Health Care Licensure and Certification Program

HC/PC:

Home care/personal care

HCPCS:

HCFA Common Procedures Coding System

HCV:

Hepatitis C (HCV infection)

HD:

DHS Health Division
DHS Help Desk

HDX:

Healthcare data exchange

HEDIS:

Health plan and employer data information set

HER:

Health economics research

HFA:

Hospice Foundation of America

HH:

Head of household
Household

HHO:

Household of one

HHS:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HIB:

Hospital insurance benefit, Medicare Part A

HIC:

Health insurance code

HIG:

Health insurance group

HIO:

Health insurance organization

HIP:

Health insurance premium

HIPAA:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIPC:

Health insurance purchase cooperative

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus

HKP:

Healthy Kids Plan

HLD:

Held check and/or medical card (CMS)

HMEA:

Hillcrest/MacLaren Education Association

HMG:

Health management group

HMO:

Health maintenance organization

HMOO:

Health Maintenance Organization of Oregon

HMU:

Health Management Unit

HO:

Hispanic origin

HOH:

Head of household

HOPE:

AmeriCorps Healthy Options through Prevention and Education

HPCDP:

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Program

HPP:

Hospital Preparedness Program

HPPU:

Health Plan Policy Unit, OMAP

HPV:

Human papillomavirus vaccine

HR:

DHS Office of Human Resources

HR/OD:

Human resources and organizational development

HRA:

Human resource assistant

HRS:

Human resource specialist

HRSA:

Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS
Health resource service area

HRSD:

Oregon Human Resource Services Division

HSA:

Human services assistant

HSB:

Human Services Building (See BRHSB)

HSC:

Oregon Health Services Commission

HSCO:

Human Services Coalition

HSEES:

Hazardous Substances Event Surveillance System

HSP:

Housing Stabilization Program
Health Systems Planning

HSS:

Human services specialist

HTTP:

Hypertext transfer protocol

HUD:

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HZA:

Hornby Zeller and Associates, Inc.

HZIP:

ZIP code verification system

IA:

Individual assessment
Ineligible alien

I&A:

Information and assistance

IAPD:

Implementation advanced planning document

IBM:

International Business Machines

IBNR:

Incurred but not reimbursed

IC:

Incident commander
Interstate compact

ICCS:

International classification of clinical services

ICD-9-CM:

Ninth revision of the International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification

ICF:

Intermediate care facility

ICF/HA:

Intermediate care facility/home for the aged

ICF/MR:

Intermediate care facility/mentally retarded

ICS:

Incident Command System

ICJ:

Interstate Compact on Juveniles

ICN:

Immediate care nursery
Intermediate care nursery
Internal control number

ICPC:

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children

ICR:

Initial court reports

ICTS:

Intensive community-based treatment services

ICU:

Intensive care units

ICWA:

Indian Child Welfare Act

ID:

Identification
Identity

IDA:

Individual Development Account

IDEA:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IDPF:

Intoxication diversion program funds

IDS:

Intrusion Detection System

IEA:

Individual education account

IEP:

Individual educational plan

IEVS:

Integrated Eligibility Verification System

IFB:

Invitation for bid

IFS:

Intensive family services

IFSP:

Individual Family Service Plan

IHN:

InterCommunity Health Network

IHS:

Indian Health Services, DHHS

IIS:

Integrated Information System

ILC:

Independent living center

ILP:

Independent Living Program, CAF

ILP-CH:

Independent Living Program - Chafee Housing Services, CAF

ILR:

Independent living rehabilitation

ILSP:

Independent Living Subsidy Program, CAF

IM:

Information memorandum

IMD:

Institution for mental diseases

IME:

Indirect medical education

IMPEP:

Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program

IMR:

Imminent risk response

IMS:

IBM’s transactional and hierarchical database management system
Information management service

IMT:

Incest management team

INA:

Immigration and Nationality Act

inkML:

Ink markup language

INS:

Immigration and Naturalization Service, now USCIS

IOC:

Inspection of care

IOM:

Institute of Medicine

IP:

Inpatient
Internet protocol
Immunization Program

IPA:

Independent Practice Associations

IPE:

Injury Prevention and Epidemiology Program

IPGB:

Insurance Pool Governing Board, now OPHP

IPP:

Integrated project plan

IPSEC:

Internet protocol security

IPV:

Intentional program violation
Intimate partner violence

I&R:

Information and referral

I/R:

Information/referral

IRA:

Individual retirement account

IRB:

Institutional Review Board

IRCA:

Immigration Reform and Control Act

IRCO:

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization

IRM:

Information resources management

IRMD:

Information Resources Management Division, DAS

IRR:

Information resource request

IRS:

Internal Revenue Service

IRWE:

Impairment-related work expense

ISA:

Intensive services array

ISACA:

Information Systems Audit and Control Association

ISE:

Information Systems Engineering, OIS

ISECOM:

Institute for Security and Open Methodologies

ISM:

Information system management

ISN:

Integrated services network

ISO:

DHS Information Security Office, ASD
International Standards Organization

ISP:

Individual service plan
Initial service plan

IST:

Intervention and stabilization track

IT:

Information technology

ITAM:

IT asset management

ITGC:

Information technology governance council

ITS:

Intensive treatment services

IUA:

Individual utility allowance

IV-A:

Title IV of Social Security Act, Part A - block grants for states TANF

IV-B:

Title IV of Social Security Act, Part B - child and family services

IV-D:

Title IV of Social Security Act, Part D - child support and establishment of paternity

IV-E:

Title IV of Social Security Act, Part E - federal foster care program

IV-E Waiver:

A federally approved demonstration project that gives states the authority to design and test a wide range of new approaches to the delivery of child welfare services in order to improve outcomes for children

IVR:

Interactive voice response

IWRP:

Individualized written rehabilitation program

JAD:

Joint application design
Joint application development

JAHP:

Journal of American Health Policy

JAS:

Jobs Automated System

JC:

Juvenile corrections
Juvenile court

JCAHO:

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organization

JCIP:

Juvenile Court Improvement Project, OJD

JCSF:

Juvenile corrections service facility

JDH:

Juvenile detention hall

JERI:

OBS Employment and Retention Initiative

JFS:

Journal File System

JJA:

Juvenile Justice Alliance

JJAC:

Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee

JJC:

Juvenile Justice Coalition

JLC:

Joint legislative committee

JLCIMT:

Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology

JOBS:

Job Opportunities and Basic Skills training program for TANF, ADCM-BAS, REF and REFM clients

JOBS Plus:

Provides subsidized jobs rather than TANF, FS or UI benefits

JOMIS:

Juvenile Offender Management Information System

JRP:

Juvenile Rights Project

JSC:

Juvenile Services Commission

JTPA:

Job Training and Partnership Act

KPM:

Key performance measure

KSA:

Knowledge, skills and abilities

LAB:

Legislative approved budget

LAE:

Local area expert

LAN:

Local area network

LAP:

Legal assistance program

LAPA:

Legislative authorized position allocation

LAR:

Legal assistance referral

LARS:

Leave Accrual Reporting System

LAS:

Legal Aid Society
Legal assistance specialist

LC:

Lesser of costs or charges
Long-term care

LCSW:

Licensed clinical social worker

LD:

Learning disability
Limited duration

LDAP:

Lightweight directory access protocol

LDMS:

Lean Daily Management System

LEA:

Law enforcement agency
Local educational agency

LEAD:

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

LEDS:

Law Enforcement Data System

LEMA:

Law enforcement medical account

LEMILA:

Law enforcement medical liability account

LEP:

Limited English proficiency

LF:

Late finish date
Line feed
Lottery Funds

LFO:

Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office

LFS:

Lutheran Family Services

LHD:

Local health departments

LIEAP:

Low Income Energy Assistance Program, OHCS

LIHEAP:

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, OHCS

LIMS:

Laboratory Information Management System

LIS:

Low-income subsidy

L & M:

Licensing and monitoring

LMHA:

Local mental health authority

LMP:

Licensed medical practitioner

LOE:

Letter of expectation
Level of effort

LOS:

Length of stay

LPHA:

Licensed practitioner of healing arts

LPR:

Lawful permanent resident

LRN:

Laboratory Response Network

LS:

Late start date

LTC:

Long-term care

LTCO:

Long-term care ombudsman

LTQC:

Long-term quality care

LUA:

Limited utility allowance

MA:

Medical assistance
Medicare Advantage plans

MAA:

Medical assistance assumed

MAE:

Medical assistance eligibility

MAF:

Medical assistance to families

MA-PD:

Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan

MARS:

Management and Administrative Reporting Subsystem, part of MMIS

MAS:

Medicaid authorized specialist

MathML:

Math markup language

MBA:

Master’s degree in business administration

MBO:

Management by objective

Mbps:

Megabits per second

MCAT:

Multi-disciplinary child abuse team

MCCA:

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988

MCCN:

Managed care community network

MCCRA:

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989

MCE:

Medicare code editor

MCF:

Mission critical function

MCH:

Maternal and Child Health Office, OFH

MCM:

Maternity Case Management

MCO:

Managed care organization

MDC:

Major diagnostic category

MDRC:

Manpower Demonstration Research Corp.

MDT:

Multi-disciplinary team

ME:

Medical eligibility
Medical examiner

MEC:

Medical encounter claim

MED:

Mentally/emotionally disordered
Mentally/emotionally disturbed

MEDPAR:

Medicare provider analysis and review

MEDTEP:

Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program, AHRQ

MEI:

Medicare economic index

MEPA:

Multi-Ethnic Placement Act

MEWA:

Multiple employer welfare arrangement

M5:

Day care program (See ERDC)

MHC:

Managed health care

MHCP:

Managed health care plan

MHD:

Mental Health Division, now part of AMH

MHO:

Mental health organization

MHP:

Mental health professional

MIB:

Medical insurance benefit

MIC:

Migrant Indian Coalition, now OCDC

MIP:

Minor in possession

MIRT:

Management intake review team

MITS:

Medicare Interactive Terminal System

MLTCQRAC:

Medicaid Long-Term Care Quality and Reimbursement Advisory Council

MMA:

Medicare Modernization Act

MMIS:

Medicaid Management Information System

MMPI:

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

MMR:

Measles, mumps and rubella

MN:

Medically needy

MN-ADC:

Medically needy — ADC-related

MN-OSIP:

Medically needy — OSIP-relateds

MOE:

Maintenance of effort

MODUM:

Modulator/demodulator

MOE:

Maintenance of effort

MOW:

Meals on Wheels

MPH:

Master’s degree in public health

MR:

Mentally retarded

MRDC:

Medically related day care

MR/DD:

Mentally retarded/developmentally disabled

MRDD:

Mentally retarded/developmentally disabled

MRS:

Monthly Reporting System, CAF

MRT:

Medical Review Team

MRU:

Medical resource unit

MSA:

Medical savings account

MSAV:

Mothers of Sex Abuse Victims

MSIS:

Medicaid Statistical Information System

MSO:

Medical service organization
Multi-service office

MSP:

Medicare Savings Program

MSR:

Mid-session review

MSW:

Master’s degree in social work

MTG:

Meeting Management Consultants, L.L.C.

MTP:

Major test plan

MVA:

Motor vehicle accident

MVS-JCL:

Multiple virtual storage — job control language

MWVSSA:

Mid-Willamette Valley Senior Services Agency

NA:

Narcotics Anonymous

NACHRI:

National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions

NADA:

National Automobile Dealers Association

NAFS:

Non-assistance food stamps

NAIC:

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
National Association of Insurance Commissions

NAMCS:

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

NAMI:

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

NARA:

Native American Rehabilitation Association

NAWD:

National Association of Women, Infants, Children Directors

NCAANDS:

See NCANDS

NCANDS:

National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System

NCCAN:

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, DHHS

NCHS:

National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

NCI:

National Cancer Institute

NCOA:

National Council on Aging

NCP-PLS:

Non-custodial parent of children receiving TANF

NCQA:

National Committee for Quality Assurance

NCS:

National Children’s Study
Network and Computer Services, OIS

NCVHS:

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, DHHS

NCWRCA:

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption

NDC:

National drug code

NDMS:

National Disaster Medical System

NDS:

Network and Desktop Services, OIS

NEC:

Not elsewhere classifiable

NED:

No earned income, elderly or disabled

NEDSS:

National Electronic Disease Surveillance System, CDC

NEO:

New employee orientation

New Cats:

New categorical eligibles

New N-Cats:

New non-categorical eligibles

NF:

Nursing facility

NFATTC:

Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center

NFATTC-CAPT:

Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center-Center for Application of Preventive Technology

NFIB:

National Federation of Independent Business

NGA:

National Governors Association

NHAMCS:

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

NHDS:

National Hospital Discharge Survey

NIAP:

National Information Assurance Partnership

NIC:

Network information center

NICU:

Neonatal intensive care unit

NICWA:

The National Indian Child Welfare Act

NIH:

National Institutes of Health, DHHS

NIMH:

National Institute of Mental Health, NIH

NIMS:

National Incident Management System

NIOSH:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC

NIS:

Negotiated investment strategy

NIST:

National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

NMHA:

National Mental Health Association

NOC:

Network operations center

NOC/SOC:

Network Operations Center/Systems Operations Center

NON-OHP:

OMAP programs that are not part of OHP

NOS:

Non-offending spouse
Not otherwise specified

NOVA:

National Organization for Victims Assistance

NPDB:

National Practitioner Data Bank

NPH:

No parent in the household

NPV:

Net present value

NRA:

National Restaurant Association

NRC:

National resource center
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRCCM:

National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment

NRCCPS:

National Resource Center for Child Protective Services

NRC-CWDT:

National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology

NRC-ITCW:

National Resource Center for IT in Child Welfare, now NRC-CWDT

NRCOI:

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement

NRP:

National Response Plan

NRTA:

National Retired Teachers Association

NSF:

National Science Foundation
Non-sufficient funds

NSLA:

Non-standard living arrangement

NTP:

National Toxicology Program, DHHS

NTSB:

U.S. National Transportation Safety Board

NYTD:

National Youth in Transition Database

OAA:

Old Age Assistance program, SSA
Older Americans Act

OACCW:

Oregon Association of Child Care Workers

OADAP:

No longer in use; see AMH

OAH:

Oregon Association of Hospitals

OAHHS:

Oregon Association of Hospital and Healthcare Systems

OAM:

Oregon Accounting Manual

OAR:

Oregon Administrative Rule

OASDI:

Old Age Survivor Disability Insurance

OASH:

Offices of the Assistant Secretary for Health and OPHS, DHHS

OASIS:

Oregon Alcohol & Drug State Information System

OATS:

Application Testing System, OIS
Oregon Automated Tax System

OBAC:

Oregon Business and Aging Coalition

OBMP:

Oregon Beach Monitoring Program

OBRA:

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

OBS:

Organizational breakdown structure

OC:

Off campus
DHS Office of Communications

OCA:

Oregon Corrections Association

OCB:

Oregon Commission for the Blind

OCCF:

Oregon Commission on Children and Families

OCDD:

Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities, SPD

OCHHP:

Office of Community Health and Health Planning

OCM:

Organizational change management

OCOD:

Oregon Conference on Disabilities, SILC

OCR:

Office of Civil Rights, ODOT
Optical character recognition

OCWCOG:

Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments

ODAA:

Oregon District Attorney’s Association

ODC:

Oregon Diabetes Coalition, PH
Oregon Disabilities Commission, SPD

ODDC:

Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council, now OCDD

ODE:

Oregon Department of Education

ODHHS:

Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

ODMAT:

Oregon Disaster Medical Assistance Team

ODOT:

Oregon Department of Transportation

ODPE:

Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology

ODS:

Oregon Dental Service

OED:

Oregon Employment Department

OEM:

Office of Emergency Management

OEPH:

Office of Environmental Public Health

OFH:

Office of Family Health, PH

OFLA:

Oregon Family Leave Act

OFS:

Office of Financial Services

OFSET:

Oregon Food Stamp Employment Transition program, CAF

OHA:

Oregon Hospice Association

OHC:

Out-of-home care

OHCCS:

Oregon Health Care Cost Containment System advisory committee

OHCS:

Oregon Housing and Community Services Department

OHD:

Oregon Health Division (now PHD)

OHFB:

Oregon Health Fund Board, OHPPR

OHP:

Oregon Health Plan

OHPC:

Oregon Health Policy Commission

OHP-CHP:

Oregon Health Plan — Coverage for persons under 19 who qualify under the 185 percent income

OHP-OPC:

Oregon Health Plan - Coverage for children who qualify under the 10-0 percent income standard

OHP-OPP:

Oregon Health Plan - Pregnant females and their newborn children who qualify under the 185 percent income standard

OHP-OP6:

Oregon Health Plan - Children under 6 who qualify under the 133 percent income standard

OHP-OPU:

Oregon Health Plan - Adults. Coverage for adults who qualify under the 100 percent income standard

OHPPR:

Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research, DAS

OHPR:

Office of Health Policy Research

OHR:

DHS Office of Human Resources

OHSC:

Oregon Health Services Commission, DAS

OHSU:

Oregon Health & Science University

OHT:

Oregon Healthy Teens Survey

OIG:

Office of the Inspector General, DHHS

OIS:

DHS Office of Information Services

OJD:

Oregon Justice Department
Oregon Judicial Department

OJIN:

Oregon Judicial Information Network

OJJDP:

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, DOJ (U.S.)

OJT:

On-the-job training

OLAP:

On-line analytical processing

OLCC:

Oregon Liquor Control Commission

OLIS:

Oregon Legislative Information System

OLTP:

On-line transaction processing

OLTRS:

On-line Training Registration System

OM:

Operation/s manager

OMA:

Oregon Medical Association

OMAP:

DHS Office of Medical Assistance Programs

OMB:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

OMHAS:

No longer in use; see AMH

OMIP:

Oregon Medical Insurance Pool

OMMA:

Oregon Medical Marijuana Act

OMMP:

Oregon Medical Marijuana Program

OMPRO:

Oregon Medical Professional Review Organization

ONA:

Oregon Nurses Association

OOS:

Out-of-state
Order of Selection

OP:

Options provider
Outpatient

OPAR:

Office of Payment Accuracy and Recovery, ASD

OPARC:

Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center

OPC:

Out of parent control

OPCA:

Oregon Primary Care Association

OPE:

Other payroll expense
Other personnel expense

OPEN:

Oregon Public Education Network

OPEU:

Oregon Public Employees Union, now SEIU

OPHP:

Oregon Office of Private Health Partnerships

OPHS:

Office of Public Health and Science, DHHS

OPHT:

Oregon Public Health Tracking program

OPI:

Oregon Public Health Tracking program

OPIC:

Oregon Partnership to Immunize Children

OPP:

Obesity Prevention Program

OPSC:

Oregon Patient Safety Commission

OPVA:

Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America

OR-BIT:

Oregon Repository-Bringing Information Together system

ORBBIT:

Oregon Road Base Information Team

OBBITS:

Oregon Budget Information Tracking System

ORCA:

Oregon rehabilitative case automation

ORCP:

Oregon rules of civil procedures

ORKIDS:

Oregon's Kids Information System

OR-OSHA:

Office of the State Public Health Director

ORPARC:

Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center

ORR:

Office of Refugee Resettlement

ORS:

Oregon Revised Statutes

ORU:

DHS Overpayment Recovery Unit

OS:

Operating system

OSCI:

Oregon State Correctional Institution

OSEW:

Out-stationed eligibility worker

OSH:

Oregon State Hospital

OSHA:

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

OSIP:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program

OSIP-AB:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program - Aid to the Blind

OSIP-AD:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program - Aid to the Disabled

OSIP-EPD:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities program

OSIPM:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical

OSIPM-AB:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical - Aid to Blind

OSIPM-AD:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical - Aid to the Disabled

OSIPM-EPD:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical - Employed Persons with Disabilities program

OSIPM-IC:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical — Independent Choices

OSIPM-OAA:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical - Old Age Assistance

OSIP-OAA:

Oregon Supplemental Income Program — Old Age Assistance

OSP:

Oregon State Penitentiary
Oregon State Police

OSPHD:

Office of the State Public Health Director

OSPHL:

Oregon State Public Health Laboratories

OSPS:

Oregon State Payroll System

OSS:

Office of Support Systems

OSSTMM:

Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual

OT:

Occupational therapy

OTC:

Over-the-counter drug

OVI:

Over income
Over issuance

OVR:

Over resources

OVRS:

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, CAF

OWASP:

Open Web Application Security Project

OWCC:

Oregon Women’s Correctional Center

OWIIPP:

Oregon Worker Injury and Illness Protection Program

OWL:

Web ontology language

OYA:

Oregon Youth Authority

OY2k:

“Other” Year 2000 Project (non-mainframe)

PA:

Payment authorization
Performance appraisal Personality assessment
Personnel action
Physical abuse
Price agreement
Prior authorization
Private agency
Public assistance

PAA:

Private adoption agency

PAARR:

PAS annual resident review

PACE:

Program for the All-inclusive Care of the Elderly

PA FS:

Public assistance food stamps

PAIR:

Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights program

PAN:

Personal area network

PAPD:

Planning advance planning document

PAS:

Pre-admission screening

PASS:

Plan for achieving self support

PASSAR:

Pre-admission screening and annual resident reviews

PBM:

Pharmacy benefits manager

PC:

Percent complete
Personal care
Personal computer
Politically correct
Probable cause
Production control
Protective custody

PCA:

Program cost account

PCCM:

Primary care case manager

PCO:

Physician care organization

PCP:

Primary care practitioner

PD:

Personnel action form
Position description
Public defender

PDB:

Position data base

PDCA:

Plan-do-check-act cycle

PDD:

Pervasive developmental disorder

PDF:

Portable document format (Adobe Acrobat)

PDL:

Plan drug list

PDM:

Precedence diagramming method

PDO:

Public Defender’s Office

PDP:

Prescription drug plan

PDX:

Portland, Oregon

PEBB:

Oregon Public Employees’ Benefit Board

PEP:

Paternity establishment percentage
Personal education plan

PERC:

Program eligibility reporting code

PERM:

Payment error rate measurement

PERS:

Oregon Public Employees Retirement System

PERT:

Planning, evaluation, research and technology
Program evaluation and review technique

PEST:

Pesticide Exposure Safety and Tracking Program

PH:

DHS Public Health Division

PHAB:

Oregon Public Health Advisory Board, PH

PHD:

DHS Public Health Division

PHEP:

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program

PHER:

Permanency hearing

PHI:

Private health insurance

PHO:

Physician hospital organization

PHP:

Prepaid health plan

PH/PHN:

Public health nurse

PHS:

U.S. Public Health Service, DHHS

PI:

Program improvement

PIAA:

Physician Insurers Association of America

PIB:

Placement information base

PIC:

Private Industry Council

PICS:

Position Inventory Control System

PIDB:

Projected inpatient database

PIN:

Personal identification number

PIP:

Program improvement plan

PIYN:

Paroled and Incarcerated Youth Network

PKI:

Public key infrastructure

P/L:

Personal letter

PL:

Personal letter
Public law

PLM:

Poverty level medical

PLM-C:

Poverty level medical program for children

PLWH:

People living with HIV

PM:

Presumptive Medicaid
Project management

PMBOK:

Project management body of knowledge

PMDDT:

Presumptive Medicaid Disability Determination Team

PMH:

Prepaid managed health plan

PMI:

Project Management Institute, Inc.

PMO:

Project Management Office, OIS

PMP:

Project management professional

PMPM:

Per member per month

PMR:

Provider and Miscellaneous Receivables Unit, ASD

PO:

Parole officer
Personnel officer
Police officer
Printing order
Probation officer
Purchase order

POC:

People of color

POD:

Point of distribution/dispensing

POP:

Policy Option Package

PP:

Permanent placement
Permanent planning

P&P:

Parole and probation
Policy and planning

PPDB:

Position personnel database

PPE:

Permanent planning expense

PPG:

Primary provider group

PPO:

Preferred provider organization

PPRS:

Post payment recovery system

PPS:

Provider Payment System
Program and Policy Section, OMAP

P/R:

Prevention/restoration service

PR:

Public relations
Purchase request

PRAMS:

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

PRC:

Placement Review Committee

PRD:

Program & resource development management

PRISM:

Oregon Performance Reporting Information System

PRO:

Professional review organization

PRTF:

Psychiatric residential treatment facility

PRUCOL:

Persons Residing under Color of Law

PRW:

Past relevant work

PRWORA:

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

P/S:

Personal service

PS:

Protective services

PSA:

Planning and service area
Public service announcement

PSB:

Planning and service area
Public service announcement

PSN:

Provider sponsored network

PSRB:

Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board

PSRO:

Provider service review organization

PSS:

Program systems support

PST:

Provider Services Team

PS&T:

Project support & tracking

PSTN:

Public Switched Telephone Network

PSU:

Portland State University

PSU CW Partnership:

A partnership between PSU and CAF child welfare, including training needs and the MSW program

PTCC:

Parent training core curriculum

PTS:

Parent training services

P2:

Medical program

PUG:

Project user group

PV:

Parole violator
Planned value

PWD:

People with disabilities

PWE:

Principle wage earner

QA:

Quality assurance

QA&R:

Quantitative analysis & research

QAT:

Quality Advisory Team, OIS

QC:

Quality control

QD:

Quality Development, OIS

QI:

Quality improvement

QI1:

Qualified individual (Medicare Savings Program)

QM:

Quality management

QMB:

Qualified Medicare beneficiary

QMB-BAS:

Qualified Medicare beneficiary - basic. The basic QMB program

QMB-DW:

Qualified Medicare beneficiary - disabled worker

QMB-SMB:

Qualified Medicare beneficiary - special Medicare beneficiary

QMHA:

Qualified mental health associate

QMHP:

Qualified mental health professional

QMM:

Qualified Medicare and Medicaid beneficiary

QMS:

Quality Measurement System

QoS:

Quality of service

QRS:

Quarterly Reporting System

RA:

Remittance advice
Research analyst
Revenue agent
Risk assessment

R&A:

Research and analysis

RACF:

Resource access control facility

RACF ID:

Resource access control facility identification

RACI:

Role definition of who is responsible, accountable, consulted, informed

R&D:

Research and development

RAH:

Run authorized hold

RAM:

Responsibility assignment matrix

RAPP:

Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy Partnership, now HOPE

RBAC:

Role-based access control

RBRVS:

Resource-based relative value scale

RBS:

Resource breakdown structure

RBUC:

Received but unaccounted for

RCC:

Ratio of costs to charges

RCF:

Residential care facility

RCP:

Reduced co-pay

RCSW:

Registered clinical social worker

RCWA:

Refugee Child Welfare Act

RDBMS:

Relational Database Management System

RDF:

Resource description framework

RD-LAP:

Radio data-link access procedure

RDU:

Remaining duration

RE:

Regarding
Removed from a case

REC:

Recertification

REF:

Refugee assistance

REFM:

Refugee assistance medical

REFM-BAS:

Refugee Assistance Medical -- Basic

REOMB:

Recipient explanation of medical benefits

RF:

Remaining float

RFA:

Referral for application

RFI:

Request for interest

RFID:

Radio frequency identification

RFP:

Request for proposals

RFQ:

Request for qualifications
Request for quotations

RH:

Reproductive Health Section

RHC:

Rural health center

RHSC:

Rural health center

RI:

Risk intervention

RIO:

Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon

RJE:

Remote job entry

RJSO:

Report on Juvenile Sex Offenders

RLA:

Regional Lead Agency

RMO:

Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon

RMS:

Random moment sample

RN:

Registered nurse

RO:

Regional office

ROI:

Return on investment

ROM:

Regional office manual
Rough order of magnitude

RP:

Refugee Program

RPCH:

Rural primary care hospital

RPO:

Recovery point objective

RPS:

Radiation Protection Services Section

RRB:

Railroad retirement benefits

RRP:

EPA Lead-Based Paint Renovation Repair and Painting Rule

R&S:

Research and statistics

R/S:

Referral source

RSA:

Rehabilitation Service Administration

RSS:

Really simple syndication

R*STARS:

Relational Statewide Accounting and Reporting System

RS&VP:

Retired Senior & Volunteer Program

RTAT:

Restitution, treatment and training

RTF:

Residential training facility

RTO:

Recovery time objective

RVCOG:

Rogue Valley Council of Governments

RVU:

Relative value

RWJF:

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

SA:

Sexual abuse
Service agreement

SAC:

Substitute or adoptive care medical coverage

SAW:

Seasonal Agricultural Workers

SACWIS:

Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System

SAF:

Standard analytical files

SAFE:

Structured Analysis Family Evaluation

SAG:

Service agreement

SAIF:

State Accidental Insurance Fund

SAM:

State Accounting Manual

SAMHSA:

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS

SAN/NAS:

Storage area network/network attached storage

SAP:

Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing (software company)

SARGe:

SACWIS Assessment Review Guide

SARS:

Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Statewide Accounting Reporting Section, DAS

SAVE:

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement program, USCIS

SAVF:

Sexual assault victims funds

SAWSH:

Salvation Army White Shield Home

SBG:

Student block grant (day care program)

SBHC:

School-based health centers

SBHS:

School-based health service

SBP:

Severely/emotionally disturbed
Standard benefits plans

SBS:

Shaken baby syndrome

SC:

Shelter care
Substitute care

SCD:

Self-check digit

SCERT:

State Child Fatality Review Team

SCF:

Services to Children and Families, now CAF

SCHIP:

State Children’s Health Insurance Program, OHP

SCPC:

Substitute care placement committee

SCSEP:

Senior Community Service Employment Program, SPD

SDA:

Service delivery area

SDC:

Service data center
State data center
Summary data component of NCANDS

SDLC:

Systems development life cycle

SDSD:

Seniors and Disabled Services Division, now SPD

SDSRTF:

State delivered secure residential treatment facility

SDX:

State data exchange with SSA

SEBB:

State Employees Benefit Board

SED:

Severely emotionally disturbed
Support Enforcement Division

SEI:

Software Engineering Institute

SEIU:

Service Employees International Union

SEOG:

Supplemental educational opportunity grant

SES:

Supported employment services

SEU:

Separate economic unit

SFDNP:

Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program

SFMA:

Statewide Financial Management Application

SFMS:

State Financial Management System

SFMU:

System used to add a case or record changes in service levels or client payment liability

SFPSS:

State Family Pre SSI/SSDI

SFR:

State financial reporting
State fiscal reporting

SFY:

State fiscal year

SGA:

Substantial gainful activity

SHA-1:

Secure hash algorithm- version 1.0

SHIBA:

Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance program

SIDS:

Sudden infant death syndrome

SILC:

Oregon State Independent Living Council

SILSP:

Semi Independent Living Situation Program

SIP:

Supplemental income payment

SIR:

Special incident report

SIS:

State Immunization System

SIT:

Self-initiated training

SK:

Skilled (level of care)

SLA:

Service level agreement

SLF:

Specialized living facility

SLMB:

Specified low-income Medicare beneficiary

SME:

State medical examiner
Subject matter expert

SMIB:

Supplementary medical insurance benefit (SSA), Part B Medicare for physicians and other services

SMRF:

State Medicaid research files

SMS:

Short message service

SMUX:

A screen used access the child support master record

SNAC:

Special Needs Adoption Coalition

SNAP:

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program

SNB:

Strengths/needs-based

SNF:

Skilled nursing facility

SNP:

Special needs plan

SO:

Sexual offender

SOAP:

Simple object access protocol
Strategies of accountability plans

SOASTC:

Southern Oregon Adolescent Study and Treatment Center

SOC:

System of care

SOCP:

State-Operated Community Programs

SOIL:

Set-off individual liability

SOS:

Secretary of state

SOSCF:

State Office for Services to Children and Families (formerly CSD)

SOW:

Statement of work

SP:

Special payment

SPA:

State plan amendment

SPD:

DHS Seniors and People With Disabilities Division

SPI:

Schedule performance index

SPIL:

State Plan for Independent Living

SPL:

Special cash pay

SPMI:

Severe and persistent mental illness

SPMP:

Skilled professional medical position

SPOC:

Single point of contact

SPOTS:

Small Purchase Order Transactions System

SPR:

System performance review

SPSS:

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

SQL:

Structured query language

SQR:

A programming language specifically designed for SQL database

SRA:

Systematic risk assessment

SRDC:

Supportive remedial daycare

SRF:

Salem rehabilitation facility

SRIYPT:

Student Retention initiative Youth Planning Team

SRS:

Social and rehabilitation services

SRT:

Subaru Review Team

SS:

Self-sufficiency

S&S:

Services and supplies

SSA:

Social Security Administration
Social service assistant

SSB:

Social Security benefits

SSBG:

Social Services Block Grant

SSD:

Senior Services Division, currently SDSD
Social Security Disability

SSDI:

Social Security disability insurance

SSI:

Strategic systems initiatives
Supplemental Security Income

SSID:

Service set identifier

SSIG:

State Student Incentive Grant

SSIS:

SQL server integration services

SSMP:

Self Sufficiency Modernization Project

SSN:

Social Security number

SSP:

Self-sufficiency programs

SSS:

Social service specialist

SSSI:

State Service System improvement grant

SSU:

Systems Support Unit

STARS:

Students Today Are Not Ready for Sex

STAT:

State Technical Assistance Team

STD:

Sexually transmitted disease

SubCare:

Substitute care

SuD:

System under discussion

SURS:

Surveillance and Utilization Review Subsystem (MMIS)

SV:

Schedule variance

SWOT:

Strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats analysis

SWUG:

Statewide users group

Sybase:

A relational DBMS

SYSM:

Computer systems electronic mail

T&A:

Trust & agency

TA-DVS:

Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors

TAG:

Talented and gifted person

TALN:

Technology access for life needs grant

TAM:

Tivoli access manager

TANF:

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

TANF-Basic:

TANF case with one or no adult

TANF-PLS:

TANF client eligible for JOBS Plus

TANF-UN:

TANF case where two parents are unemployed

TASC:

Temporary alternative to street crime

TATS:

Toxicology Assessment and Tracking Services

TBAC:

Task-based authorization controls

TBD:

To be determined

TC:

Temporary custody

TCM:

Targeted case management

TDM:

Team decision-making meeting (See FDM)

TEDS:

Technical encounter data service

TEFRA:

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act

TEP:

Teen Emancipation Program

TERS:

Travel Expense Reimbursement System

TFC:

Treatment foster care

TH/TOH:

Threat of harm

TI:

Transformation Initiative

TIM:

DHS Tivoli identity manager

Title IV-D:

Child support enforcement

Title XIX:

Title XIX of the Social Security Act: Grants to states for medical assistance programs

TJTC:

Targeted job tax credit

TLA:

Third letter acronym

TOC:

Theory of constraints

TOCS:

Toxicology Consulting Services

TOS:

Type-of-service codes

TPL:

Third party liability

TPEP:

Tobacco Prevention and Education Program

TPP/SHP:

Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Sexual Health Partnership

TPQY:

Access through BEIN or WQY1, SSN. Request updated information from SSA

TPR:

Termination of parental rights
Third party recovery
Third party resource

TRACS:

Transition, Referral and Client Self-Sufficiency System (TANF)

TRIPS:

Travel Reimbursement Information Processing System

TrOOP:

True out-of-pocket costs

TQM:

Total quality management

T&S:

Technology & strategy, OIS

TSA:

Tax-sheltered annuity

TSO:

Telephone service order
Time-sharing option

TUA:

Telephone utility allowance

UC:

Unemployment compensation

UCMS:

CMS case update screen

UDDI:

Universal description, discovery and integration

UF:

Unknown father or absent father

UHDDS:

Uniform hospital discharge data set

UI:

Unemployment insurance
User interface

UIFSA:

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

UI-Plus:

Client eligible for job opportunities for basic skills plus based on unemployment insurance

UPIN:

Unique physician identification number

UPS:

Uninterruptible power supply

UR:

Utilization review

URA:

Un-reimbursed Assistance

URD:

No longer in use; see OVRS

URI:

Uniform resource identifier

USCIS:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security

USDA:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

UTL:

Unable to locate

VA:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VAC:

Variance at completion

VAH:

Veterans Administration Hospital

VCIS:

Voluntary Cooperative Information System

VCO:

Violation of court order

VFC:

Immunization and Vaccines for Children

VISTA:

Veterans In Service To America

VOA:

Volunteers of America

VOAD:

Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

VOCA:

Victims of Crime Act

VP:

Volunteer program

VPN:

Virtual private network

VR:

Vocational rehabilitation

VS:

Volunteer services

VSAM:

Virtual storage access method

VSP:

Volunteer service program

V2:

Refugee program

V&V:

Validation and verification

WAGE:

Screen that displays the Employment Department wage records

WAN:

Wide Area Network

WAR Report:

Attendance reporting system (monthly payroll report)

WAW:

Welfare assistance worker

WBS:

Work breakdown structure

WC:

Workers compensation

WCDMA:

Wideband code division multiple access

WEP:

Wired equivalent privacy

WI:

Workload increase

WIA:

Workforce Investment Act

WIC:

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, USDA

WiMAX:

Worldwide interoperability of broadband wireless products

WiMedia:

Media high data rate wireless multimedia networking applications

WIN:

Work Incentive Network

WLAN:

Wireless local area network

W&M:

Ways & Means Committee of the Legislature

WMAN:

Wireless metropolitan area network

WNV:

West Nile virus

WP:

WordPerfect
Word processing

WPA:

Wi-Fi protected access

WRH:

Women's and Reproductive Health Program

XBase:

A term for languages derived from the dBASE III+ language

XForms:

An XML application that represents the next generation of forms for the Web

XHTML:

Extensible hypertext markup language

XLink:

Specification for links between documents

XMH:

Extended mental health benefits

XML:

Extensible markup language

XOVR:

Crossover claim

XPath:

Language for addressing parts of an XML document

XPointer:

Language for addressing into the internal structures of XML documents

XQuery:

XML query language

XSL:

Extensible style sheet language

XSL-FO:

Extensible style sheet language — formatting objects

YCAP:

Yamhill County Action Program

YCC:

Youth coordinating council

YCCDP:

Yamhill County Chemical Dependency Program

YCIRT:

Youth/community intensive residential treatment

YST:

Youth services team

YTP:

Youth Transition Program, OVRS

ZD:

Unit of cost that varies with production quantity, such as material or direct labor required to complete a product or project
Zero defect

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